Rata de Campo vs Tropical Pine

Dicrostonyx torquatus compared with Pinus tropicalis

Key Differences

• Rata de Campo is Least Concern while Tropical Pine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rata de Campo	Tropical Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pinales (Coniferales)
Family	Cricetidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Dicrostonyx	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Dicrostonyx torquatus	Pinus tropicalis

Conservation Status

Rata de Campo

LC — Least Concern

Tropical Pine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rata de Campo	Tropical Pine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rata de Campo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tropical Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rata de Campo

The Arctic lemming (Dicrostonyx torquatus) is a species in the genus Dicrostonyx. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.